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Iceland VAT profile

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Iceland

Standard VAT Rate23%
Reduced VAT Rate4.8%, 9%, 13.5%
EU VAT NumberIE9S99999L
VAT RegistrationVAT registration is mandatory when your turnover exceeds or is likely to exceed the VAT registration thresholds.
VAT Registration ThresholdsEU wide distance selling threshold - EUR 10,000 (Total annual intra community distance sales)
SME Thresholds (Resident & EU Businesses) - EUR 85,000 - Goods
EUR 42,500 - Services
Non resident - There is no registration threshold
IC Acquisitions - EUR 41,000
Fiscal representative required for non EU companiesA fiscal representative is not required for Non EU companies
VAT ComplianceBusinesses registered for VAT are required to comply with local rules, regulation and requirements for collecting, reporting and remitting VAT.
Periodic VAT ReturnsPeriodic VAT Return must be filed by each taxpayer that is registered for VAT to report and account for VAT on sales and purchases made.

Filing Frequency
- Monthly: If taxpayer is in a constant repayment position, Revenue may authorise monthly submission
- Bi-monthly: Standard filing frequency
- Every 4 months: If the total annual VAT liability is between EUR 3,001 and EUR 14,400
- Half-yearly: If the total annual VAT liability is equal or less than EUR 3,000
- Annually: If taxpayer is making equal monthly instalments by direct debit

Filing and Payment Deadline
General deadline - 19th of the month following the reporting period

ROS filers - 23rd of the month following the reporting period
Annual VAT ReturnsAnnual VAT return (Return of Trading Details) that summarises all transactions included in periodic VAT returns is required.

Filing Deadline:
19th of the month following accounting year end (23rd if return is submitted through ROS)"
IntrastatINTRASTAT is a statistical data collection system used to record the movement of goods between European Union member countries. Declaration must be filed once the annual threshold is exceeded.

Thresholds:
Arrivals: EUR 750,000
Dispatches: EUR 750,000

Filing Frequency
Monthly

Filing Deadline
23rd day of the month following the reporting period
EC Sales List"EC Sales List is a declaration summarises the value (per customer) of intra-community supplies of goods and services between EU Member States . An EC Sales List is required to be filed once a business performs intra-community supplies.

Filing Frequency
- Monthly: If the value of intra-community supplies of goods exceeds EUR 50,000

Taxpayers reporting intra-community supplies of services only can choose reporting frequency regardless of the value
- Quarterly: If the value of intra-community supplies of goods have not exceeded EUR 50,000

Taxpayers reporting intra-community supplies of services only can choose reporting frequency regardless of the value

Filing Deadline
- 23rd day of the month following the reference period."
EC Purchase ListNot applicable
Other VAT DeclarationsNot applicable

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